I was 33 with three kids at the time. I was pretty much non-plussed by the whole thing. I looked upon it as an overhyped ridiculous scare that had all the components of a conspiracy. It was not like the computer world suddenly realised there might be a problem. They knew the end of the millenium was coming from the time these things were first built. Besides, even if those things automated by computers shut down it was not like we couldn't get on with our lives as we did beforehand. Banks for instance could - and still can - be operated by people power, etc. Nope, I never even shed the smallest of worries. Nothing was going to happen and even if it did it wasn't going to be the end of the world.

My then husband at the time however was ridiculously terrified. He insisted on stock piling food and water. I assume too he did the same with money. I was actually super irritated at the time by his behaviour. I thought it was idiotic and going too far.

So when the night came I partied like it was 1999 and went to bed. I slept soundly knowing I would wake up to the very same world there had been the day before.